Gold for WACTA 2011 Michael Diamond TRAP CARNIVAL at World Cup Page 3 Page 5 2011 NSW Trap Carnival Page 6 2011 VICTORIAN International ISSF CARNIVAL Clay Target Facility Page 17 for Wagga Wagga Caption page 2 2012 National ISSF Championships NOMINATION FORM Print Post Approved Page 21 PP349181/00364 Official Journal of the AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET ASSOCIATION INC. – December 2011 Vol. 64 No.12 Covers Nov11.indd 1 30/10/11 11:44:14 AM Covers Nov11.indd 2 30/10/11 11:44:31 AM National President’s Notes It is with great sadness that I have to advise the membership of the passing of former National President, and VOLUME NO. 64 ISSUE NO. 12, DECEMBER 2011 Life Registered Shooter, Mr. Bill Jones. Bill passed away on the 7th October aged 70. Bill chaired the Finance OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET Committee for over a decade and should be remembered as ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED the man responsible for bringing commonsense and foresight Annual Subscription Rate: $44 to this position. The current strong fi nancial position of the Jan. 2012 issue closes Nov. 20 2011 ACTA is doubtlessly due in no small way to Bill’s forward Feb. 2012 issue closes Dec. 14 2011 planning and persistence over the period he chaired the Finance Committee. Bill went on to become National CONTACT: President before retiring due to illness. AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET ASSOCIATION INC. Bill was a great personal friend and mentor to many of us and I can only hope that PO Box 466, Wagga Wagga NSW 2650 we, who follow Bill, can make as much of our lives as Bill did. He has left us all a Phone: (02) 6938 2121 Fax: (02) 6931 0125 great legacy. I extend our condolences to Bill’s wife Wendy, his 3 daughters and 7 Website: www.claytarget.com.au grandchildren. NATIONAL OFFICE The current situation regarding the position of National Coaching Director remains Chris Gibson, Executive Offi cer unclear. A conciliation hearing before Fair Work Australia reached no agreement email: execoffi [email protected] and subsequently a full hearing before the commission was scheduled. The claimant Judy Ferry, Accounts email: [email protected] then withdrew this action only to lodge another at the same time. This subsequent action was then scheduled for a hearing, and then postponed on the same day we CTSN email: [email protected] received advice of the action. This may all seem very confusing, but I really don’t Maureen Ryan, Membership know how else to explain the current situation to you. email: [email protected] The National offi ce has received some correspondence and telephone calls regard- Sue Vesperman, Administration/Events Co-ordinator ing the discontinuation of the Club only membership category. This category was email: [email protected] originally begun as an incentive to keep old and long serving members as part of our Jenny Robinson, Reception Association after they had fi nished their competitive involvement within the sport. email: [email protected] The maximum allowed in any club was 10% of total membership. Many clubs totally David Jocelyn, Ground Curator disregarded the intent of this and had more than 20% of their membership in this NATIONAL EXECUTIVE class. It should be obvious to all that this situation could not be allowed to continue. PATRONS The Right Honourable The fi rst meeting of the ISSF Development Committee was held at Wagga on Malcolm Fraser, A.C., C.H. Mrs Kay Hull Monday the 24th of October and was attended by local members of Parliament, PRESIDENT Daryl Maguire and Michael McCormack, ACTA Patron Kay Hull, Russell Mark, Mr Robert Nugent Don Johnson, Peter Adams, Director of Commerce and Economic Development, VICE PRESIDENTS Wagga Wagga City Council, and myself. The committee tasked with design, Mr Ron Traill funding and construction of International standard ISSF facilities at the National Mr Robert Fox BOARD Ground, had a very fruitful meeting. One of the outcomes from the meeting is a visit Mr Ron Traill — Mr Dennis Harwood and inspection of the National Ground by The Hon. Graham Annersley MP, NSW Mr Robert Fox — Mr Allan Vilcins Minister for Sport, to take place Friday the 28th October. EXECUTIVE Mrs Elaine Forward — Mr Allan Kenny It is hoped that the committee will be able to achieve their goals to allow Mr David Howe — Mr Gary Read construction to begin in late 2012. Mr Don Johnson — Mr George Pinner Mr Terry Marsden — Mr Garry Hayden Robert Nugent Mr Brian Muirson — Mr Michael Kruger-Davis LIFE REGISTERED SHOOTERS Attention Mackintosh Team Members N Hardy, LJ Martin (PP), JK Scott (PP), Memorabilia required for Reunion in March 2012 RF Buchan, J Murphy, GG Woodhatch (PP), R Silvester, R Nugent, J Byrnes (PP), We are looking for team photos from 1939 through to present. A Kenny Other items of interest required for the memorabilia display Designed and Typeset by Ironbark Graphics 22 Hubble Street, Maryborough, Vic 3465 during the Reunion include stories, badges, jackets etc Printed by Newsprinters Pty Ltd, Melbourne Rd, South Shepparton, Vic 3630 and would be greatly appreciated ISSF SHOOTING No responsibility is accepted by the publisher for the accuracy of information contained in the text, illustrations or advertisements. Please contact the ACTA offi ce on The opinions expressed in this magazine do not necessarily represent those of the publisher. 02 6938 2121 for further details ISSN: 1321-3903 DECEMBER 2011 – AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET NEWS 1 CONTENTS Executive Offi cer’s Report National President’s Notes 1 Annual day/night at Executive Offi cer’s Report 2 Boorowa 43 With membership renewal comes the WACTA 2011 State Trap Club News 43 obvious question of what are we paying for. Carnival 3 45th Gum Tree 44 As could be expected some phone calls and New Membership Categories 4 The Squire reports from emails have been received by the offi ce asking Michael Diamond Wins Gold 5 West Wyalong 46 why memberships have gone up, why some NSW State Trap Carnival 6 VCTA North East Zone categories of membership have changed and Ben Howard wins Narromine Tower Double Rise at what money is spent on. Whilst the fi nancial Landmark 100 9 Mathoura 46 statement is placed in the magazine prior to Valeriy Timokin 10 Waratah Notes 46 the AGM each year I will indicate some of the ZZ Sydney Australia 2011 VCTA South West Zone main items of expenditure which are necessary Competition at Griffi th 11 Championships 47 to keep the Association running and working for the benefi t of shooters QCTA State Skeet Carnival 12 Echuca - Ray McKenzie and the sport. Bendigo-Maryborough Memorial 48 A major cost incurred is the operation of the National Offi ce. Staff Sporting Challenge 14 Wangaratta - Skeet carry out the duties of maintaining membership records, processing Canberra International Championships 49 memberships, managing handicap changes, maintaining the National October Sporting Clays 15 Central Wimmera - VCTA Grounds, organising Championships and their related activities, Vale 16 NWZ Carnival 50 preparing and editing the magazine as well as handling numerous Digital Archiving 16 Photo Competition No. 4 enquiries. There is also the day to day management of a large business, 2011 Victorian ISSF Carnival 17 Winner 51 which the Association is. In the previous year we have had a number of developments on the National Grounds as well as completion of the Competition Results: Cecil Park October Monday purchase of the grounds from the Wagga Wagga City Council. The Northern Territory 22 Sporting Classic 52 Staff also provide support to the Executive and members in relation South Australia 22 Aaron outshoots all at Echuca to the administration of the sport as well as the Executives functions. Western Australia 24 School Clinic 52 Another major cost is the production of the CTSN. This is produced Queensland 24 Golden Grain Shoot at monthly and delivered to members. The quality of the magazine has Tasmania 27 Coonamble 53 improved over the last few years due to the efforts of the production New South Wales 28 Message in a Cartridge 54 staff at Ironbark Graphics, offi ce staff and the articles and information Victoria 34 ACTA Welcomes New provided by members. The last week of type setting is always a hive of Classifi eds 41 Members 55 activity to fi t articles in, fi nd a suitable and relevant photo for the cover Psychological Skills for Break Badges 55 and to get the print fi les to the printer on time. The Association, as you Shooting 42 Shoot Calendar 55 are aware, provides insurance for all Clubs and members during the approved activities of Clubs and information is available on the website about this. On behalf of the National The Association is lucky to have experienced and dedicated staff who Executive and the Staff of the ensure that our operation runs smoothly with very few hiccups for an National Offi ce I would like to Association which has 13,000 shooters, 267 clubs and 7 States as extend our warmest best wishes members. for a Merry Christmas & Safe As mentioned in the president’s report the ISSF working party has had and Happy New Year. its fi rst meeting and it was very exciting to see the enthusiasm of the Chris Gibson, members in seeing the benefi ts to the sport of shooting as well as the Executive Offi cer Wagga Wagga region. An additional ISSF facility on the East Coast will help the sport to grow and provide greater training opportunities for our young members who aspire to International competition As this is the December magazine I wish you all the best wishes for ADVERTISING RATES Christmas and hope to see many of you in the New Year.